J059--Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) System Maintenance Services

SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) System Maintenance Services Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 08) Bay Pines VA Healthcare System THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY This announcement is issued solely for market research and acquisition planning purposes. It is not a solicitation, Request for Quotation (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP). The Government is not requesting offers or pricing proposals at this time. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Network Contracting Office 8 (NCO 08), is conducting market research in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10 to identify potential sources capable of providing full-service maintenance for the existing Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Tier III system supporting the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System. The Government seeks information from interested businesses of all sizes, including Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs), other small businesses, and other-than-small businesses. Responses will assist the Government in assessing commercial service availability, contractor capabilities, potential competition, and appropriate acquisition strategies. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT The anticipated requirement is for a contractor to provide all personnel, labor, equipment, supervision, repair parts, technical expertise, and services necessary to perform comprehensive maintenance of the existing UHF DMR Tier III system and associated subsystems. The equipment includes: Eight (8) Tait repeaters Five hundred (500) Motorola MOTOTRBO portable radios Twenty (20) Motorola MOTOTRBO mobile radios Avtec radio communications system All associated supporting equipment The anticipated maintenance services include: Semiannual scheduled preventive maintenance Unscheduled maintenance and repairs Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) repair and replacement parts Equipment testing and calibration Sof